4th Grade Links and Awesome Sites

River Ranger Project

Search Engines for Students to Use

Yahoo Kids Search - http://kids.yahoo.com/
KidsClick - http://www.kidsclick.org/

River Sites

What is a river basin? http://www.ee.enr.state.nc.us/public/ecoaddress/riverbasinsmain.htm
Rivers and Streams EPA site - http://water.epa.gov/aboutow/owow/rivers.cfm
Discover NC River Basins - http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/public/ecoaddress/riverbasins/riverbasinmapinteractive.htm
NC Rivers Streamflow Data - http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/rt
NC State Stream Restoration Program - http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/wqg/srp/rivercourse.html
NC State Parks - http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/main.php
Haw River State Park - http://web.eenorthcarolina.org/net/org/info.aspx?s=44824.0.0.37430 and http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/hari/main.php
Freshwater Ecosystems - http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/index.htm
Virtual Field Trip - A blackwater river from sea to source: the White Oak River transect - http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/cede_blackwaterriver/47
Virtual Field Trip - Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea - http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/cede_capefear/68

Pollutants

River Network - http://www.rivernetwork.org/
Neuse River YouTube video - http://www.ee.enr.state.nc.us/public/ecoaddress/riverbasinsmain.htm
EstuaryLive "Drop by Drop to the Sea" YouTube video - http://www.earthlive.org/tv/135/index.htm

Plants and Animals

Endangered and Threatened NC Wildlife - http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/endangered/index.htm
NC Museum of Natural Sciences - http://www.naturalsciences.org/education
Nature Conservancy NC page - http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/
NC Zoo Streamside page - http://www.nczoo.org/animals/NorthAmerica/streamside.html
Search for Plants and Animals at NC State Parks - http://149.168.1.196/Checklist/find.ph